A PHONE service is being seen as a means of making it easier for Fair City people to donate unwanted goods for re-use.

Funded by the government-run Zero Waste Scotland, the re-use organisation Castle Furniture Project is to manage the uplift of items for free in the Perth area through the hotline 0800 0665 820.

ZWS director Iain Gulland said furniture, working electrical items and clothing could be put forward by residents through the re-use hotline, which is being managed by social enterprise, the Wise Group.

“Nobody wants to throw out perfectly good things, and re-use provides an outlet for unwanted items to be put to a good use,” he said. “As more re-use organisations sign up we hope the re-use hotline will provide a local collection service to everyone in Scotland.”